I agree. There’s got to be someone out there young and aggressive that could take this group of players and put them in position to perform better.Two years is plenty of time for someone who shouldn't have been hired to start.
I agree. There’s got to be someone out there young and aggressive that could take this group of players and put them in position to perform better.Two years is plenty of time for someone who shouldn't have been hired to start.
Plus Kevin Wilson has the most punchable face I've ever seen. Dude looks like a pregnant walrus on the sidelines peering fecklessly through his geezer glasses like an accountant.Two years is plenty of time for someone who shouldn't have been hired to start.
Very well said.Two years is plenty of time for someone who shouldn't have been hired to start.
And his staff literally hates his guts. Almost any TU football staff member would tell you life is miserable under Wilson.Plus Kevin Wilson has the most punchable face I've ever seen. Dude looks like a pregnant walrus on the sidelines peering fecklessly through his geezer glasses like an accountant.
But Huffy told me we have better grades!!!!?!?!? That has to count for something? Shouldn’t that mean the other team spots us 2 touchdowns!?What’s the excuse this week guys? Wilson doesn’t have enough talent because we don’t pay in NIL? I’m sure army really kills it on the NIL front…
That because he’s an asshole… He doesn’t come off as a great guy to work around during interviews when he’s probably trying to be likable. I can’t imagine when the cameras are off.And his staff literally hates his guts. Almost any TU football staff member would tell you life is miserable under Wilson.
Did you tell him to go look at the board?I talked by phone to Justin this week after sending an email. He was very open in his discussion about his thoughts on the importance of success in football. I told him I bit my tongue after the Arkansas St and LA Tech games but couldn’t after the NTSU game. He told me he was surprised that there was not more communication on dissatisfaction about performance from the fan base. I told him there was plenty. He said at A&M any mediocre game performance would have led to a huge number emails and calls. Let him know your thoughts.
what's his e-mail? I'll send him a memoI talked by phone to Justin this week after sending an email. He was very open in his discussion about his thoughts on the importance of success in football. I told him I bit my tongue after the Arkansas St and LA Tech games but couldn’t after the NTSU game. He told me he was surprised that there was not more communication on dissatisfaction about performance from the fan base. I told him there was plenty. He said at A&M any mediocre game performance would have led to a huge number emails and calls. Let him know your thoughts.
He has a link to this board. It is one thing to complain on the board it is another and more impactful to communicate directly. I have had numerous communications with TU AD’s for almost 40 years. Of the recent ones Bubba, Ross, Rick and Justin were very open and willing to listen. Dr Gragg on the other hand was crickets.Did you tell him to go look at the board?
4 pages and practically no one is defending him outside of saying he has a binding contract.
I'll take a team chock full of uninitiated reprobates that wins consistently over a team of losers with good grades. I care about wins... This isn't the academic decathlon a la Billy Madison.But Huffy told me we have better grades!!!!?!?!? That has to count for something? Shouldn’t that mean the other team spots us 2 touchdowns!?
It's really unfortunate about Ross Parmley. I thought he could have been a great AD.He has a link to this board. It is one thing to complain on the board it is another and more impactful to communicate directly. I have had numerous communications with TU AD’s for almost 40 years. Of the recent ones Bubba, Ross, Rick and Justin were very open and willing to listen. Dr Gragg on the other hand was crickets.
I’ve got a great Halloween costume idea!!! Best thing to come out of TU football this season.Pregnant walrus is really really funny
Seems like we have to decide if we're willing to fire a coach after 2 years, that's the gating question. If the answer is yes, then KW seems like a darn good candidate. I thought he'd be at least a pretty good coach but so much for that. Too bad we didn't hire the UNLV guy.Some will say that two years isn’t enough time, but this AD needs to send the message that we do mean business and won’t put up with less than mediocre performance.
some coaches are great assistants but not HC materialSeems like we have to decide if we're willing to fire a coach after 2 years, that's the gating question. If the answer is yes, then KW seems like a darn good candidate. I thought he'd be at least a pretty good coach but so much for that. Too bad we didn't hire the UNLV guy.
Then why are we not paying NIL?TU is in as good a shape financially in athletics than they have ever been in. Just this year alone they have received over $40 million in donations specifically earmarked for athletics. Money isn’t going to be a block.
Because, if they are any good, they will take off for the money...You guys do this every week when we just played what is likely the best team on the schedule. This is an incredibly young team but you are condemning an incredibly young team as being not as good as the players on grahams teams, and then condemning them to not be as good as montgomery's players.
Last year was so bad that he brought in as many freshman as he did. Why don't you wait till their sophomore or junior players before you pass judgement on these players.
TU is in as good a shape financially in athletics than they have ever been in. Just this year alone they have received over $40 million in donations specifically earmarked for athletics. Money isn’t going to be a block.
Then why are we not paying NIL?
Most of those donations paid scholarships across all sports. That means a lot of it is going to pay for other sports scholarships. It is making sure other sports don't have partial scholarships for some players, and instead have full scholarships for most players.We are.
We didn't lose that many in transfers last year, and i don't think we'll lose that many this year.Because, if they are any good, they will take off for the money...
But I am not down on the team or players. It's not their fault. This is the mismanagement of the administration that caused all this.
I can't speak for others, but my view is we haven't seen much improvement on the offensive side. As in, player development. We've seen some of that on the defensive side, but when you combine the youth with bad schemes/play calls they can't adjust - the best example being Army's backs running 70 yards untouched multiple times.We didn't lose that many in transfers last year, and i don't think we'll lose that many this year.
People are bitching about a team of mostly underclassmen like they are upperclassmen and should be playing like it to bez compared favorably with montgomerys players.
It's clear that this thing isn't headed in the right direction. The losses we've had and even the win against La Tech was ugly and hard to watch...there should be SOME KIND of improvement week in and week out but I'm not seeing itI can't speak for others, but my view is we haven't seen much improvement on the offensive side. As in, player development. We've seen some of that on the defensive side, but when you combine the youth with bad schemes/play calls they can't adjust - the best example being Army's backs running 70 yards untouched multiple times.
We're young and with a perfectly called game we most likely wouldn't win that one. But even being young we shouldn't be getting blown out by a bad OSU team, North Texas, and Army. Nor should we be getting beat by Ark St.
I'm not a football coach, but whatever is going on with the staff and players isn't good. As others have said all we can do is hope for some adjustments in the bye week and a way easier schedule from here on out.
Exactly, nobody is thinking we should be like Todd Grahams teams this year , but even rebuilding , we shouldn’t be this freaking bad , the attitude of the team also confirms this isn’t headed in the right direction , there is no fire , and we are extremely undisciplinedIt's clear that this thing isn't headed in the right direction. The losses we've had and even the win against La Tech was ugly and hard to watch...there should be SOME KIND of improvement week in and week out but I'm not seeing it
The impact of NIL in basketball is immediate and can be precisely used since 1-2 players can move a team near the top of the AAC.In basketball
Don't completely disagree with some of your points but when you get 52 hung on you by North Texas State then you have to ask what the F%^$ is going on? Something is terribly wrong.You guys do this every week when we just played what is likely the best team on the schedule. This is an incredibly young team but you are condemning an incredibly young team as being not as good as the players on grahams teams, and then condemning them to not be as good as montgomery's players.
Last year was so bad that he brought in as many freshman as he did. Why don't you wait till their sophomore or junior players before you pass judgement on these players.
For those that were at the game on Saturday - how was the attitude of the fans in your area?Exactly, nobody is thinking we should be like Todd Grahams teams this year , but even rebuilding , we shouldn’t be this freaking bad , the attitude of the team also confirms this isn’t headed in the right direction , there is no fire , and we are extremely undisciplined
It feels like the end of the blankenship era to me. I am completely apathetic now until a change is made, and that's the worst place to be.For those that were at the game on Saturday - how was the attitude of the fans in your area?
For me, not only did the team not show any fire or emotion, that attitude also extended into the stands. Fans around me just sat and watched until they got tired of watching and then got up and left. I was up the steps before the last Army guy to run by me made it to the end zone.
Football should be fun and entertaining. This isn’t.
Well, it was very warm temperature wise. The atmosphere with Army team and the production by the Tulsa staff was incredible. The game was good through the middle of the second quarter and then the wheels fell off!For those that were at the game on Saturday - how was the attitude of the fans in your area?
For me, not only did the team not show any fire or emotion, that attitude also extended into the stands. Fans around me just sat and watched until they got tired of watching and then got up and left. I was up the steps before the last Army guy to run by me made it to the end zone.
Football should be fun and entertaining. This isn’t.
I sit on the east side so most of the fans there on Saturday were pretty happy. The Army fans were all very gracious and friendly. You could tell that many of them were sad that the TU team looked so lost.For those that were at the game on Saturday - how was the attitude of the fans in your area?
For me, not only did the team not show any fire or emotion, that attitude also extended into the stands. Fans around me just sat and watched until they got tired of watching and then got up and left. I was up the steps before the last Army guy to run by me made it to the end zone.
Football should be fun and entertaining. This isn’t.
Well your main problem is using the "ooo sa sa chant"I sit on the east side so most of the fans there on Saturday were pretty happy. The Army fans were all very gracious and friendly. You could tell that many of them were sad that the TU team looked so lost.
The rest of us just sat and groaned, especially after that long swing pass play late in the second quarter. We only tried one "oo-sa-sa-sa" cheer and Army scored their first touchdown pass on the play so that was that. I left in the middle of the third quarter.
TU home games are a great experience. Until kickoff.
Then you best stay on the west side with all the "Bushwoods."Well your main problem is using the "ooo sa sa chant"
Talk about LAME.
The game was neither fun nor entertaining. Most of the old folks sitting around me looked miserable - and I don’t blame them.For those that were at the game on Saturday - how was the attitude of the fans in your area?
For me, not only did the team not show any fire or emotion, that attitude also extended into the stands. Fans around me just sat and watched until they got tired of watching and then got up and left. I was up the steps before the last Army guy to run by me made it to the end zone.
Football should be fun and entertaining. This isn’t.
Well when Wilson pulls a Frank Haith and over-hypes his class… that’s the reaction you get.We didn't lose that many in transfers last year, and i don't think we'll lose that many this year.
People are bitching about a team of mostly underclassmen like they are upperclassmen and should be playing like it to bez compared favorably with montgomerys players.
I mean...the class ranked by services is pretty damn good on paper. Not sure Wilson is an inside spy for recruiting services.Well when Wilson pulls a Frank Haith and over-hypes his class… that’s the reaction you get.
I’m not saying they weren’t ranked highly…. But ranked highly and ready to win football games are not the same thing.I mean...the class ranked by services is pretty damn good on paper. Not sure Wilson is an inside spy for recruiting services.
agreed.I’m not saying they weren’t ranked highly…. But ranked highly and ready to win football games are not the same thing.
Moreover, the problems we have seen this year have less to do with personnel and more to do with culture and strategy,